MOSCOW, November 9. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has used the common saying "Blessed are the believers" in reply to a statement by the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, about US President Joe Biden's faith Ukraine can take back territories.

"Blessed are the believers, the saying goes," Lavrov said in an interview with the program Moscow. Kremlin. Putin. Journalist Pavel Zarubin uploaded an extract from the interview to his Telegram channel.

Also, Lavrov commented on the intention of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to continue the "counter-offensive."

"It is difficult to comment on Zelensky in general. He said, among other things, that even if they stop giving him aid, he will continue the battle alone. I find it difficult to say anything about this. The way I see it, everything is obvious," Lavrov added.